Consultant In Emergency Medicine

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint substantive consultant in Emergency Medicine. This post will be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital, where we currently have a 12 consultant team providing on-site consultant cover from 8am to midnight seven days a week.
Main duties of the job
Wide experience in Emergency Medicine is essential and eligibility for entry to the specialist register for Emergency Medicine is required. Interest in leadership and management or paediatrics are particularly desirable.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to enjoy the variety of clinical practice that comes from working in a busy district general hospital setting whilst developing their own special interest both clinically and non-clinically. The driving focus of the department is patient safety and quality of care in addition to the further development of the strong training programmes and innovation in clinical care.
For further information and informal enquiries or meeting, please contact Dr Sri Akunuri (Clinical Director for Medicine Care Group) by email : ##### or by phone on 07729 123882.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
At King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust we are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients. We are fortunate to employ a workforce that represents the population we care for, and we celebrate the value of differences in age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, sexual orientation and religion or belief.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R& D framework.
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
15. Kings is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Registration
Essential
Full GMC registration
Postgraduate qualification in Emergency Medicine
Wide experience of Emergency Medicine
Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Desirable
On the Specialist Register at the time of taking up appointment
Instructor status in life support courses
FRCEM (or equivalent)
CCT in EM or equivalent (or within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview)
In date life support Certificates- ATLS, ALS and APLS
Training and Experience
Essential
Wide experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
Management and Leadership
Essential
Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential
Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
Desirable
Audit Publications
Research and Publications
Essential
Experience of clinical research
Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Desirable
Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Emergency Medicine
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